Bremerhaven’s Bürgermeister‑Smidt‑Gedächtniskirche (the “Große Kirche”) is pure red‑brick neo‑Gothic drama, its spire stitching the sky above the city centre. Designed by Simon Loschen and dedicated in 1855, it was burned out in 1944 and rebuilt by 1960 — a memorial to Mayor Johann Smidt and a true harbour‑city landmark. // #Bremerhaven #GrosseKirche #BuergermeisterSmidtGedaechtniskirche #JohannSmidt #SimonLoschen #NeoGothic #BrickGothic #ChurchArchitecture #HistoricArchitecture #MitteBremerhaven #ArchitecturePhotography